Auburn police arrest man in connection with thefts from automobiles

Zachariah A. Jones was arrested in Auburn Dec. 9, for a second time in one day, in connection with thefts from vehicles at an apartment complex. He was arrested earlier in the day for public intoxication. (Auburn police photo)

Police say
Jones was arrested earlier in the day for public intoxication. At the time of
the first arrest, police believe he had stolen property in his possession.

Three
victims came forward and claimed the property had been stolen out of their
vehicles, which were parked in the lot of an apartment complex in the 300 block
of North Gay Street. The apartment complex was the location where Jones was arrested earlier
in the day.

He was taken
to the Lee County Detention Center and charged with three counts of unlawful
breaking and entering a motor vehicle and three counts of third-degree theft of
property. Bond was set at $12,000.